1995–2004: Superfast I The
Superfast I entered service on 14 April 1995 on
Superfast Ferries'
Patras—
Ancona route. In March 1998 after the arrival of the
Superfast III &
Superfast IV,
Superfast I, along with her sister
MS Superfast II were transferred to a new route
Bari –
Igoumenitsa –
Patras. In January 2004 the
Superfast I was sold to
Grimaldi lines, with a delivery date in February of the same year.
2004–2008: Eurostar Roma Grimaldi Lines took over their new ship on 30 September 2003 and renamed her
Eurostar Roma. On 15 March 2004, after a small refit she began on the
Civitavecchia –
Barcelona route. In March 2008 she was sold to the Polish Steamship Co. with delivery set for May 2008. In April, after the delivery of the new she was put on Civitavecchia/
Salerno-
Palermo-
Tunis route for a short time.
2008 onwards: Skania On 5 May she was handed over to her new owners, Polish Steamship Co (Unity Line) and renamed
Skania. She then sailed to
Gdańsk for a refit, in which her aft open deck was enclosed, amongst other upgrades for her new role. On 29 August she was Christened in
Szczecin and had public open days for the flowing two days in the port. On 1 September 2008, she started on the over night
Świnoujście–
Ystad route. On 17 February 2009, the Skania was involved in a collision near Ystad (
Sweden). ==References==